Chapter Summaries

The Ancient One praised Zhang Yang’s rapid progress, while Mordo worried that his actions would draw enemies to Kamar-Taj. As The Ancient One prepared to meet S.H.I.E.L.D. and Tony Stark, Thor learned Zhang Yang had burned his buttocks again and demanded his hammer back, only to discover Black Widow and Tony at the door.

• The Ancient One told Mordo and Wong that Zhang Yang had quickly modified Thunder God's Power and split his astral body into eight hundred clones, praising his exceptional comprehension.
• Mordo warned that Zhang Yang had offended powerful figures and could make Kamar-Taj a target, but The Ancient One ordered him to focus on his own cultivation.
• Mordo told The Ancient One that S.H.I.E.L.D. had noticed Kamar-Taj after its barrier was destroyed and that Black Widow and Tony Stark were nearby; The Ancient One agreed to meet them.
• Mordo told Wong he would bring the Avengers, then went to fetch them.
• The Ancient One treated Thor's injured buttocks and revealed Zhang Yang had turned Thor's lightning into fire, prompting Thor to demand his hammer and threaten Zhang Yang.
• Black Widow and Tony Stark appeared at the doorway, leaving Thor stunned.

Black Widow and Tony Stark confronted the Ancient One at Kamar-Taj, where she demonstrated the Mirror Dimension and warned them to leave the sorcerers alone. Thor demanded his hammer so he could fight Zhang Yang, while Wong tried to persuade him to back down.

• Black Widow and Tony Stark found Thor being treated by the Ancient One and were stunned when she trapped them in the Mirror Dimension.
• The Ancient One explained that Kamar-Taj was a holy land of magic and warned Black Widow that S.H.I.E.L.D. should not interfere.
• The Ancient One dismissed the Mirror Dimension and left after telling Thor to ask Wong for his hammer.
• Black Widow and Tony Stark debated whether Kamar-Taj's magic was genuine as Thor shouted that he would fight Zhang Yang.
• Wong arrived, and Thor demanded his hammer; Wong urged him to back down from fighting Zhang Yang.

Thor reclaimed Mjolnir and unleashed his lightning, then set out to challenge Zhang Yang while Kamar-Taj braced for the consequences. Zhang Yang learned that Thor was coming for revenge just as a hammer blow shook his dormitory, and Berkeley urged him not to fight.

• Thor followed Wong to Kamar-Taj's artifact room and reclaimed Mjolnir, summoning a storm and blasting the room apart with lightning.
• Thor declared he would find Zhang Yang, but Wong, Stark, and Black Widow pointed out that he was naked, so he demanded pants.
• The Ancient One dismissed Thor's power as practical combat training, while Mordo worried that a fight could devastate Kamar-Taj.
• Zhang Yang meditated in his dormitory and reflected on how much magical energy his earlier spell had consumed.
• Berkeley warned Zhang Yang that Thor had reclaimed his hammer and was demanding revenge, then urged him to stay away after Thor's hammer blow shook the dormitory.

Zhang Yang entered the arena to fight Thor, who was furious over Zhang Yang having altered reality and burned his ass. After Thor shattered Zhang Yang’s Mirror Shield, Zhang Yang used Spatial Power to flip the arena and trap Thor in the Mirror Dimension.

• Berkeley warned Zhang Yang, but Zhang Yang thanked him and opened a Portal to the arena.
• Thor smashed up Kamar-Taj while demanding that Zhang Yang face him, and The Ancient One set up a Mirror Barrier so Stark, Black Widow, Wong, and Mordo could watch safely.
• Zhang Yang arrived and admitted that he had altered reality, angering Thor, who attacked him with Mjolnir and lightning.
• Thor shattered Zhang Yang’s Mirror Shield with one blow, while The Ancient One noted Zhang Yang’s magic and power had changed greatly in a week.
• Thor objected when Zhang Yang summoned Gungnir, so Zhang Yang put it aside and used Spatial Power to flip and rearrange the arena floor.
• Zhang Yang knocked Thor off balance and sealed him inside the Mirror Dimension.

Thor broke free of Zhang Yang’s Mirror Dimension with Mjolnir and drew him into a massive wind-and-thunder tornado. Zhang Yang answered with the Sword in the Stone, splitting the tornado and cutting through the arena, leaving Black Widow narrowly unharmed.

• Thor spun Mjolnir to shatter Zhang Yang’s Mirror Dimension, and The Ancient One explained that the hammer held the energy of a Stellar Core.
• Thor’s wind-and-thunder tornado swept through Kamar-Taj and began pulling Zhang Yang into its storm.
• Zhang Yang summoned the Sword in the Stone, alarming Thor, who remembered being stabbed by it in their last spar.
• Zhang Yang’s sword unleashed a golden slash that split Thor’s tornado, The Ancient One’s mirrored barrier, and Kamar-Taj’s arena.
• Black Widow narrowly avoided the golden slash and recognized it as the same light that had split Kathmandu before.

Zhang Yang overwhelmed Thor in their Mirror Dimension training by creating more than a hundred clones, leaving Thor surrounded and unable to respond. Wong and Mordo recognized Zhang Yang’s powerful spells as Images of Ikonn and Crimson Bands.

• Thor pressed his attack, believing Zhang Yang would run out of energy, but Zhang Yang recovered while matching Thor’s strength.
• Zhang Yang created more than a hundred clones after Thor boasted that he could fight ten Zhang Yangs for a day.
• Thor complained to The Ancient One, who defended Zhang Yang’s use of magic as fair against Asgardian divine power.
• Wong recognized the clones as Images of Ikonn, and The Ancient One said Zhang Yang had perhaps figured out the spell himself.
• Zhang Yang’s clones cast Crimson Bands toward Thor, shocking Wong and Mordo with the scale of the attack.

After Zhang Yang defeated Thor, Loki sent Hulk from Asgard to Kamar-Taj, where Hulk attacked Thor and wrecked the fighting arena. The Ancient One asked Zhang Yang if he could still fight, leaving him poised to face Hulk despite his recent battle.

• Mordo and Wong left the arena as Zhang Yang restrained Thor, and Stark and Black Widow learned that Zhang Yang had studied magic for only three weeks.
• The Bifrost opened over Kamar-Taj, and Hulk arrived from Asgard before attacking the bound Thor.
• The Ancient One realized Loki had sent Hulk, while Zhang Yang freed Thor and denied summoning him.
• Loki celebrated sending Hulk through the Bifrost and dismissed Heimdall's warning that it could start a war.
• Hulk wrecked Kamar-Taj's fighting arena and turned angrily toward the others, prompting The Ancient One to ask Zhang Yang if he could still fight.

Zhang Yang summoned Hela during his fight with Hulk, revealing her strength before his magic ran out and sent her back. The summoning woke Odin, who set out for Kamar-Taj, while The Ancient One praised Zhang Yang for the demonstration.

• The Ancient One urged Zhang Yang to go all out against Hulk and opened the Mirror Dimension for their fight.
• Zhang Yang cast the Summoning Art, and The Ancient One recognized the summoned woman as Thor's sister, Hela.
• Hela knocked Hulk unconscious with one blow, then declared that she would take the throne of Asgard before Zhang Yang's depleted magic sent her back.
• Odin woke from his sleep after sensing Hela's appearance, learned Zhang Yang had summoned her, and ordered Heimdall to open a Portal to Kamar-Taj.
• Zhang Yang told The Ancient One he had used too much magical energy, and she withdrew the Mirror Dimension and praised him.

Zhang Yang’s powerful summoning of Hela drew Odin to Kamar-Taj, where the Ancient One prevented him from confronting Zhang Yang by asking him to watch Hela be summoned again. Odin concealed his anger and claimed he had come to see Thor, wary that Hela’s return could derail his preparations for Ragnarok.

• Wong and Mordo marveled that Zhang Yang had summoned Hela despite exhausting himself with powerful spells, while Thor demanded to know who she was and how Zhang Yang knew her.
• A Bifrost beam brought Odin to Kamar-Taj, and he angrily demanded that the Ancient One bring Zhang Yang to him.
• The Ancient One pointed Zhang Yang out to Odin and suggested he summon Hela again, prompting Thor to assume Zhang Yang was about to be punished.
• Zhang Yang asked Odin what business he had with him, but the Ancient One interrupted and urged Zhang Yang to summon Hela for Odin.
• Odin backed down, said Zhang Yang was already doing well, and called Thor over, fearing Hela’s return and her undead army could ruin his plans for Ragnarok.

Odin left Kamar-Taj after the Ancient One pressured him into giving Zhang Yang Sleipnir and ordering Thor to stay and train there. Thor was left to clean the wrecked fighting arena, while Mordo offered Stark and Black Widow the choice to stay overnight or leave.

• Thor urged Odin to punish Zhang Yang, but Odin told Thor to stay at Kamar-Taj and listen to his senior brother.
• The Ancient One reminded Odin that Loki's actions counted as an invasion, then asked Zhang Yang to summon his power and pressured Odin into giving Sleipnir to him.
• Odin left for Asgard, furious at Kamar-Taj, and intended to settle accounts with Loki.
• The Ancient One ordered Thor to clean the fighting arena while she, Wong, Mordo, Stark, and Black Widow left him behind.
• Mordo offered Stark and Black Widow the choice of staying the night or leaving as darkness fell over Kathmandu.

After Stark and Black Widow stayed at Kamar-Taj, Zhang Yang learned how to conserve magical energy and revealed a new spell derived from Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth Magic. The spell transformed Wong’s appearance, and the Ancient One told Zhang Yang to test it on Mordo next.

• Stark and Black Widow discussed Kamar-Taj’s power and decided to stay longer to learn more before reporting to Nick Fury.
• The Ancient One advised Zhang Yang to conserve his magical energy in combat and use weaker spells before committing to powerful attacks.
• Zhang Yang told the Ancient One he had created a new incantation by altering Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth Magic.
• The Ancient One had Wong volunteer as the first test subject, and Zhang Yang’s spell made Wong look younger and more handsome.
• The Ancient One asked Zhang Yang to try the spell on Mordo as well.

Zhang Yang’s spell changed Mordo’s personality instead of his appearance, making the usually stern senior brother act like a bashful, cutesy girl. The Ancient One learned the effect would last about thirty minutes, while Wong dragged Mordo away and the apprentices watched in shock.

• Zhang Yang cast a spell on Mordo, but Mordo’s appearance stayed the same until he began acting bashful and speaking in a cutesy manner.
• The Ancient One asked how long the change would last, and Zhang Yang said it would last about thirty minutes.
• Mordo punched Wong while calling his fist tiny, then clung to Wong’s thigh and rubbed his face against it.
• The Ancient One told Wong to take Mordo away, and Wong dragged him out while Mordo complained and acted embarrassed.
• Kaecilius and the apprentices saw Mordo run pigeon-toed and act cute, leaving them stunned.

After Mordo returned to normal, he raged at Zhang Yang for making him act coquettishly, while Zhang Yang discussed the unstable Blessing Magic with The Ancient One. Wong then escorted Stark and Natasha out of Kamar-Taj, where Natasha asked Zhang Yang about the golden light over Kathmandu and showed him a file on the incident.

• Mordo recovered from the magic and threatened to fight Zhang Yang, but Wong reminded him that Zhang Yang was stronger, so Mordo swallowed his anger.
• Mordo overheard sorcerers laughing about his behavior and started after them, but Wong held him back.
• Zhang Yang named his new spell Blessing Magic, and The Ancient One warned him not to use it carelessly before sending him off to study it further.
• Wong told Zhang Yang that Stark and Natasha had to leave Kamar-Taj, and they asked to speak with Zhang Yang before departing.
• Natasha questioned Zhang Yang about the golden light over Kathmandu and showed him a file about the light and the Himalayas incident; Zhang Yang confirmed the event was related to him.

Zhang Yang cast his Blessing Magic on Black Widow, and Wong learned that it could turn into a nightmare for people who resented Zhang Yang. As Black Widow tried to leave Kathmandu with Stark, a string of near-fatal accidents followed her until she finally escaped by helicopter.

• Black Widow questioned Zhang Yang about his magic, and he secretly cast Blessing Magic on her before she left Kamar-Taj with Stark.
• A sword nearly struck Black Widow at Kamar-Taj, and Zhang Yang told Wong that his magic would make her journey lively because she held a grudge against him.
• After Wong and Zhang Yang departed, lightning struck near Black Widow, then a butcher's cleaver narrowly missed her as she and Stark prepared to leave Kathmandu.
• Stark flew away in his armor, while Black Widow continued toward the helicopter with a S.H.I.E.L.D. agent.
• The agent's gun fired and nearly hit Black Widow, so she sent him away and boarded the helicopter alone, finally leaving Kathmandu.

Black Widow’s trip back to New York ended in a crash that left Nick Fury seriously injured, and her near-fatal mishaps convinced Hill and Stark that Zhang Yang’s blessing was cursed. At Kamar-Taj, Zhang Yang told The Ancient One and Wong that he had combined Hoggoth’s Ancient Form with Alchemy to forge a strange magical artifact.

• Black Widow’s helicopter crashed into Nick Fury’s office after birds appeared in its path, leaving Fury badly injured.
• At the secret hospital, Black Widow dodged a nurse’s needle but accidentally pulled out Fury’s ventilator, forcing doctors to resuscitate him again.
• Wong reported the crash to The Ancient One, who suspected Zhang Yang’s Blessing Magic was responsible and chose to treat it as a warning to S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Wong warned Zhang Yang about the crash, but Zhang Yang said he knew nothing about it.
• The Ancient One told Zhang Yang to focus on strengthening his magical energy, then asked about his practice of Hoggoth’s Ancient Form.
• Zhang Yang revealed that he had combined Hoggoth’s Ancient Form with Alchemy to forge a strange magical artifact, leaving The Ancient One and Wong curious about what it was.

Zhang Yang showed The Ancient One and Wong a Reality Stone-like artifact he had made from Hoggoth energy, and The Ancient One discovered that only Zhang Yang could activate it. The chapter ended with Zhang Yang revealing he had made more than a dozen identical stones, leaving The Ancient One and Wong stunned.

• Zhang Yang showed The Ancient One and Wong a red stone he had made with Alchemy and Hoggoth energy.
• The Ancient One explained that the genuine Reality Stone was dangerous and difficult to control, then found she could not activate Zhang Yang's owner-bound stone.
• The Ancient One concluded that Zhang Yang's stone drew its power from his own magical energy and could grow stronger as he cultivated.
• The Ancient One urged Zhang Yang to use the stone well and believed it might eventually surpass the Reality Stone's usefulness.
• Zhang Yang pulled out more than a dozen identical red stones, shocking The Ancient One and Wong.

The Ancient One discussed Zhang Yang’s forged Infinity Stones and encouraged him to study the other Stones and the Infinity Gauntlet. She then decided to teach him the Black Magic spell Source of Energy, which could plunder energy, despite Kamar-Taj’s prohibition.

• The Ancient One explained that Zhang Yang’s forged stones would grow stronger with his magical energy, while Wong marveled at his junior disciple’s potential.
• Zhang Yang told Wong he had made identical stones after discovering they matched his abilities and let him cast Hoary Hosts of Hoggoth Magic without chanting.
• The Ancient One encouraged Zhang Yang to forge other Infinity Stones and study the Infinity Gauntlet, and Zhang Yang agreed.
• After Wong departed, the Ancient One reminded Zhang Yang to cultivate his magical energy and said she would teach him a new spell.
• The Ancient One revealed that Source of Energy was Black Magic, also known as Energy Theft, and explained that it could plunder energy but risked corrupting sorcerers.
• Zhang Yang questioned why she would teach Black Magic despite Kamar-Taj’s ban, and The Ancient One said the spell could address his shortage of magical energy.

The Ancient One taught Zhang Yang to plunder magical energy, then took him into space to test his spells, where his spirit began to grow instead of separating from his body. Meanwhile, S.H.I.E.L.D. reviewed footage of Zhang Yang and The Ancient One in space, and Nick Fury considered visiting Kamar-Taj.

• The Ancient One taught Zhang Yang to absorb magical energy and warned him that dark magic carried personal risks.
• The Ancient One took Zhang Yang into outer space to test Astral Projection Magic, and his spirit expanded while remaining connected to his body.
• The Ancient One sealed the surrounding area in the Mirror Dimension as Zhang Yang continued strengthening his spirit.
• Black Widow’s arrival agitated Nick Fury, and Hill had her wait outside while he recovered.
• Hill showed Nick Fury footage of Zhang Yang and The Ancient One standing in space and explained that Natasha had failed to persuade The Ancient One to join forces with S.H.I.E.L.D.
• Nick Fury considered visiting Kamar-Taj and possibly calling Captain Marvel if its power proved as great as Natasha claimed.

Zhang Yang tested the limits of his strengthened magic, but the energy he released vanished toward an unknown destination, prompting The Ancient One to hurry back to Kamar-Taj. In Valhalla, the energy caused Odin, Frigga, and Loki to behave as though their family roles had been reversed, leaving Odin bewildered and furious.

• Zhang Yang used Hoggoth's Ancient Form, but his magic burst apart and drifted away; The Ancient One used Cosmic Awareness and urgently told him to return to Kamar-Taj.
• Odin entered Valhalla with Loki and confronted him over secretly activating the Bifrost to send Hulk to Kamar-Taj.
• Frigga treated Loki as her king and Odin as her child, while Loki slapped Odin and accused him of claiming Asgard's throne.
• Odin protested that he was Asgard's king and the Allfather, but Frigga grabbed his hand and scolded him for claiming the throne.

Odin returned to Asgard and found everyone treating Loki as the God King and Odin as Loki’s son, so he fled to Kamar-Taj. There, he confronted the Ancient One and Zhang Yang, suspecting that energy from Zhang Yang’s magic practice had altered reality in Asgard.

• Odin found Frigga and Loki insisting that he was Loki’s son, while Asgard’s warriors recognized Loki as the God King.
• Odin shattered Valhalla, but the Asgardian army still attacked him in defense of Loki, forcing Odin to escape through a dimensional portal.
• At the Ancient One’s Sanctum, Zhang Yang asked the Ancient One what she meant when she said something was wrong, but she sent him away without answering.
• Odin appeared in the Sanctum and attacked, shattering the Mirror Dimension and Zhang Yang’s Shield of the Seraphim.
• Odin accused the Ancient One of bringing Zhang Yang to practice magic, and Zhang Yang realized the reality-altering energy might have flowed into Asgard.